Shoe-lace holder.



W. J. McDEVITT.

SHOE LACE HOLDER. APPLICATION FILED FEB. 25, 1913.

1,1315, Patented Mar.9,1915.

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SHOE-LACE HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 9, 1915.

Application filed February25, 1913. Serial No. 750,554.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM J. Mo- DEVITT, a citizen of the United States, residing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, have invented certain Improvements in Shoe-Lace Holders, of which the following is a specification.

One object of this invention is to provide a relatively simple, inexpensive and practical device for application to the tie or bow of a necktie, shoe or the like, which shall prevent the same from becoming untied. and shall also support the bows of such tie in extended or other desired positions.

Another object of the invention is to provide a conveniently applicable device of the above noted type, which in addition to including means for preventing loosening or separation of the parts of shoe lace or other form of tie, shall be provided with members for maintaining the bows and ends of the tie in their extended positions, the arrangement being such that the accidental. dislodgment or unintentional removal of the holder shall be effectually prevented.

These objects and other advantageous ends I secure as hereinafter set forth, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of a tie holder constructed according to my invention; Fig. 2 is a fragmentary perspective view of a portion of a shoe with its tied lace or bow illustrating my invention as applied thereto; and, Fig. 3 is a plan of the parts shown in Fig. 2.

In the above drawings, 1 represents the body or main portion of a piece of sheet metal or the like, which is provided with laterally extending arms 2 and has one end 3 bent substantially at right angles to its plane, the body itself being preferably somewhat elongated in a line at right angles to the line of the arms 2. At the outer extremity of each of these arms is a projecting point 4 which may be conveniently bent up or turned over as hereafter explained, while the upwardly extended part 3 of the body has fixed to it a pin 5 arranged to extend substantially parallel with said body 1.

The above described device is particularly designed for use in connection with the relatively wide laces or ribbons commonly used in Oxford shoes, although it is to be understood that without departing from my invention, it may be used in connection with neckties, various forms of so called shoe buckles and the like. When applied to shoe laces or ribbons, the latter are preferably tied in the form of a bow knot, which as shown in Fig. 2, usually consists of a pair of oppositely extending loops 6, two ends 7 and a central or body portion 8 extending arplund and binding together said loops and en s.

In applying my invention to this particular arrangement of parts, the body portion 1 of the holder is forced between the front part of a shoe 9 and the inner face of the body part 8 of the bow or tie, the pin 5 at the same time being passed through said body part in such manner as to effectually bind together the various portions thereof. Under these conditions the arms 2 are brought under the bows 6, and the latter, after being raised to permit of the insertion of the body and pin as noted, are then pressed down upon the upwardly bent projections 4, which may thereafter be turned over as indicated in Fig. 3 or may be left projecting at right angles to the arms 3 and engaging the loops 6 and one or both of the ends 7 In any case, a knot formed by the loops, ends and body portion 8 is effectually prevented from untying by means of the pin 5, which as before noted, binds its various parts together above the body plate 1, and the device as a whole is prevented from accidental dislodgment by the pointed projections 4, which engage the loops. Moreover, the arms 2, being of relatively stifi' material, extend the loops 6 and ends 7 in a substantially horizontal plane or in any other position or shape which may be desired, for the metal of which the holder is preferably of such a nature as to be easily bent into and remain in any desired form.

In removing the holder from a tie or bow, it is merely necessary to disconnect the pro jections l of the arms 2 from the loops and ends with which they may be engaged and thereafter draw out the pin 5 and body 1 from engagement with the body of said how.

I claim A tie holder consisting of a flat body portion of sheet material having a fiat integral projection lying substantially at right angles name to this specification, in the presence of to its plane; a pin extending from said protWo subscribing Witnesses.

jection in a line substantially parallel to the plane of the body portion; and laterally eX- WILLIAM MCDEVITT' 5 tending supporting arms projecting in op- Witnesses:

posite directions from the body. \VILLIAM E. BRADLEY,

In testimony whereof, I have signediny WVM. A. BARR.

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